This book includes both meat and egg production, breeds, rearing, health, housing and nutrition. Extensive section of case studies.
| Title | Getting started in free range poultry |
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| Pages | 176 |
| ISBN | 978 0 7313 0623 7 |
| Catalogue number | B728 |
| Year published | 2010 |
| Publisher | NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development |
| Price | $40.00AUD (inc GST) |
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| eBook - $20.00 (iPad/iPhone) |
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Type: Publication
Date: 2023
Alpaca Agskills
A basic guide to the skills and practices of alpaca production. Step by step instructions, diagrams and full colour pictures for their care, management and breeding. Now spiral bound to make it easier to refer to on the job!
Type: Publication
Date:
Bee Agskills - Beginning in bees
Fully updated in 2026 in a new edition after 20 years use in industry, this practical guide explains the fundamentals of beekeeping in clear, easy-to-read language. Photos, diagrams and practical tips will help you choose suitable equipment, establish your apiary, safely light a smoker, open your hives, inspect and manage your colonies, identify health problems, and harvest quality honey.
Type: Publication
Date: 2005
Beef Agskills
A step-by-step guide to basic beef skills and practices, including many diagrams and colour photos. Covers general safety precautions, animal welfare, quality assurance, drafting and counting cattle, mouthing, drenching, vaccinations, dehorning calves, heat detection, calving problems, weaning and paddock appraisal.
Type: Publication
Date: 2008
Dairy AgSkills
A practical guide to animal welfare, safety, quality assurance, milking, feeding, health and management of a dairy herd. Includes calf rearing, breeding and waste disposal systems.
Type: Publication
Date: 2025
Goat Agskills
Shows how to provide shelter for goats, trim hooves, drench, vaccinate, tattoo, disbud, ear tag and milk goats by hand or using a machine. Also covers buying a goat, kidding, show preparation, record keeping, identification tags, health problems, quality assurance, animal welfare and safety.
Type: Publication
Date: 2006
Horse Agskills
A basic guide to many of the skills used when handling, riding and caring for horses. Includes buying a horse, daily horse care, assessment of confirmation, lunging, vaccinating, drenching, hoof care, dentition, loading a horse onto a float, care of equipment, safety and animal welfare.
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